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Baruch Hashem, Chanukah is only a week away!
We need to take extra effort during these days
(even though its final’s week and everyone is wrapping up their semester) to
focus on Chanukah, on spiritual light, and most importantly on our spiritual
connection with Hashem not only in Shul or on Shabbat, but throughout
everything we do. Speak to Him, you will see miracles.
How can we begin to connect everything? What
is an example? This morning my Chavruta told me to open up to Berachot 4b. The
Masechet is packed with interesting Torah that is very relevant, definitely for
beginners.
So we looked at an amazing Gemara that spoke
about the difference between Malach Meechael,
Malach Gavriel, (also Eliyahu HaNavi and Malach HaMavet).
Rabbi Elazar bar Avina brings a Pasuk (verse)
from Yoshiyahu (6:6) that explains (angel) Malach
Meechael only needed a single ‘ignition’ of his wings in order to go do what Hashem
intrsucted him to do. However, in another Pasuk (Daniel 9:21), we see that Malach Gavriel has two separate ‘ignitions’
for his wings to operate in order to go do the mission that Hashem instructed
him to do. The Maharsha, a Mepharesh
(commentary) on the Gemara explains on a deeper level the reason why it only
takes one ‘push’ for Malach Meechael’s
wings to operate compared to two blasts for Malach
Gavriel. He says that Meechael is the Malach (angel) that brings Hashem’s Rachamim (mercy) into the world by
awarding Am Yisrael with schar
(reward).
Malach Gavriel is the Malach that brings Hashem’s Din (judgment) into the world by
punishing the Reshaim (the wicked).
So now we can understand why the Psukim differ
on the number of times it takes Gavriel and Meechael to operate their wings.
Hashem gives Meechael one button to turn on his wings because Hashem wants His
Rachamim to be scattered throughout the world. However, Gavriel has double the
work to go do what Hashem instructs and punish the Reshaim. Why? Because Hashem
does not want to punish the Reshaim! He gives them another chance between
Gavriel’s first and second button to do Teshuva
(repentance)!
How is this related to Chanukah? Chanukah is
about Am Yisrael being saved by Hashem. As we stated on yesterday’s CLD, the
Yeshuah (redemption) was based more on the spiritual realm rather than the
actual war with the Greeks. What do we learn from the malachim in Masechet
Berachot? That Hashem is THE Rachman (merciful).
B’H we should realize no matter how we fall spiritually we can
ALWAYS come back to Hashem with Simcha, Ahava and open arms.
The Or (light) of
Chanukah is everlasting. Take advantage of such a spiritual Chag and live the
spirituality NOW.
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